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"Presumptuous …" It's rare for you to not be left alone in the battlefield, and become a frog in the well? " Helian Shan's prejudice against him had never been dispelled. No matter how patient he was, he was always depressed by what he said.

"Brother Wang, I didn't mean that. I meant that you haven't seen that kind of scene with your own eyes. You can't believe how vicious those women are! They suddenly threw themselves at us. Could it be a trap? Will they ally with other countries and work with us from the inside? " Helian said what he thought without fear.

"Alright, alright, I don't want to hear it anymore. Since I've decided, everyone in the palace knows that Black Wood Zana is the High Priest of Lou Lan. If I don't have any reason to revoke her position as High Priest, how do you think the people outside the palace will judge me?" Helian Shan's firm eyes stared at Helian Jue who was a few steps away. The matter that he had decided on definitely could not be changed.

"But the women of the Black Wood Family are definitely not good people. If we keep them in the palace, I'm afraid there will be trouble. Brother Wang …" Helian Jue tried his best to persuade him.

After a long while, the two of them were still stuck in a stalemate, Helian Shan did not have any intention of changing his mind. On the contrary, the more he persisted in his opposition, the more he would not be able to keep his feelings in his heart, and the matter between Cen Xue and himself had not been completely resolved in his heart. If not for the rules set by the Old Ancestor, he would not have allowed him to return from Red Mountain City without permission.

Helian Jue knew that Helian Po was prejudiced against him, so he continued to speak without changing his mind. "Since Chendi is unable to persuade the king, then Chendi will not waste his time and will take his leave!"

In fact, what he said did not make any sense, but the black art of the Blackwood Family could indeed help Lou Lan achieve a complete victory in battle. He believed that if he could fulfill the conditions for Black Wood Zana, he would definitely win her over to serve him!

Helian Jue left the royal study with a look of displeasure on his face. He still wanted to visit Cen Xue and see if she was pregnant, but after considering the fact that Brother Wang was afraid of him, he decided against it.

"Yes …" Not far from the royal study, Helian Jue heard the familiar and sweet shout from behind him.

One Feather Dance came to the palace to accompany Cen Xue. When she heard from Little An Zi that the Third Marquis had gone to his study, she immediately rushed over. She didn't expect that before she had even arrived at his study, she would see his sullen face, and even somewhat annoyed, leaving the study. She jogged all the way before she caught up to him.

"You left so quickly, it's almost impossible for me to catch up to you." Yiyu Wu ran in front of him and punched towards his chest.

"I've always been like this. It's not like you only knew me on the first day, but why are you here? Did he come to the palace to see Cen Xue? She is pregnant, is she well? " When Cen Xue was mentioned, Helian Fu had a series of questions.

"Who are you fooling? You said it yourself. It's not the first time that we've met. Seeing how you have such a bad face, you must have been beaten up by your royal brother, right?" One Feather Dance did not understand him, as rest could deceive her.

Helian Lie refused to acknowledge her words, as he anxiously asked again, "Quickly tell me, how is Cen Xue?"

She knew this heartless fella would only care about Cen Xue the moment he opened his mouth. However, it was no wonder that Cen Xue was his most beloved woman.

"Relax, Cen Xue has been pregnant for two months and everything is fine now. With Elder Mu Yue by her side every day, and Doctor Keser also coming over to check her pulse, you don't have to worry." The two of them chatted as they walked, determined to find out what Cen Xue wanted.

Even though he was in the distant Fringe City, his heart had never left Cen Xue and had always been by her side.

"That's good. With Elder Mu Yue in the palace, that woman should not dare to act rashly!" Helian Fu was still worried that Zha Na would cause trouble in the dark.

The woman? One-Feather Dance didn't even have time to react. Who was he talking about?

"Hmph, the woman you're talking about, could she be the one who took over the position of High Priest, Heimu Zana?" Thinking about it, it should be her.

Helian Jue nodded and continued to walk while chatting. He then took her hand to his carriage and left the palace with his.

"That woman is not an easy target. Be careful." Helian Jue warned her over and over again.

"Not only you, even Elder Mu Yue and the Witch Doctor Keser said that she was very evil and wanted us to be careful. It seems like this woman is not simple at all, but since everyone knows, why did Zhi Ji bring her back and recommend her to be the next High Priest?" However, she just couldn't figure it out. Could it be that Ji Hao had other motives?

Helian Jue didn't answer this question. The two only looked at each other, as if they had already found the answer they wanted in their hearts.

As the carriage dashed out of the Black Tortoise Gate, a black shadow looked at the carriage as it sped through the tall palace building. The corners of his mouth curled into a strange smile as he said, "You want to impeach me? You're too inexperienced …"

"Mistress, the High Priest is asking to see you!" Little An hurriedly ran in, trembling as he reported, waiting for his master's reply.

Cen Xue was just learning how to make baby clothes. Hearing Little An Zi's words, she immediately looked towards Elder Mu Yue who was beside her. "See me or not?"

Mu Yue's face was calm: "Since she has already personally come, how can we not see her? You are just like usual, you don't need to intentionally act. That woman is very shrewd, do we really need to see her purpose?"

"Alright, Little An, let her in." Cen Xue put down the needle and thread in her hand. She was also curious about the appearance of this woman.

Not long later, a woman dressed in black arrived in front of Cen Xue, maintaining a distance of a few steps away from her. "Zana, greetings to esteemed imperial concubine, this is my first time visiting esteemed wangfei after entering the palace for so long. I hope esteemed Empress does not hold any grudges towards Zana.

"Please get up and sit. I am not such a petty person." Cen Xue looked at the black robed man. Indeed, in terms of vision, he gave her a sense of oppression.

The day before, when they had met in the imperial garden, she knew that this woman was definitely someone who had nothing to do with the world. However, she had come to Lou Lan for what purpose she had, and she was currently unable to find out.

"The Empress is truly magnanimous, no wonder her highness doted on her. This is Zana's first visit to the noble lands, so there's nothing much to give her. She actually has such a talisman on her to protect her mother and son!" With that, Zana took out a brocade sack and handed it over to Lan Qier.

As expected, she was exceptionally beautiful, especially her fair and rosy skin. It was difficult to find even a few people in the entire Easton Continent, much less in a hot place like Lou Lan's. It was no wonder that the king had fallen for her.

As long as she was willing, she could make all the men in the world fall for her at any time, hmph …

Cen Xue took the silk bag and opened it. There was indeed a yellow talisman inside. For safety's sake, Cen Xue had a smile on her face as she handed the silk bag back to Elder Mu Yue.

"The High Priest is too polite. I thank you for your good intentions. When the child is safely born in the future, you will definitely be able to contribute greatly to the success of this talisman." Although everyone here didn't like her, but in this harem, everyone had learned to be proficient in 'acting'.

"It is just an ordinary safety talisman, the Empress is too polite." Zha Na's gaze shifted to Elder Mu Yue, who was beside Cen Xue, and asked, "I presume this must be Elder Mu Yue from the Sacred Moon Sect?"

Mu Yue's expression was very calm, not a single ripple could be seen on it. "This really is this old one. What does High Priest think of this?"

"I dare not, but I've heard quite a bit about the Sacred Moon Sect. So I casually asked, it's Zana's fortune to be able to see Elder Mu Yue today." Zana's smile was not a smile. However, her application was blocked by the black strands on her face, only revealing a pair of glowing eyes.

"The High Priest is too polite." Mu Yue coldly said.

At this moment, Lan Qi'er placed a bowl of stew on Cen Xue's table and whispered in her ear, "Mistress, the stew is ready."

Opening the lid, a fragrant aroma wafted over. Cen Xue picked up the spoon and drank a small mouthful, nodding, "Today's stew is not bad. Qi'er, hurry and get a bowl for the High Priest to enjoy."

"Yes …"

"There's no need. This soup was specially made for the Empress. Zana is just an official, how can she be so presumptuous?" "I've only come today to visit you. Since I've already met you, then let's leave first. Please wait a moment, esteemed …" Before Cen Xue could say anything, Zana had already stood up and prepared to leave.

Since this was the case, then Cen Xue would have to make do with the current situation. With her here, she felt uncomfortable all over.

"Very well, Lan Qi-er, send the High Priest off." He looked at Lan Qi'er and winked at her.

"Yes, Mistress." Lan Qi'er walked up to Zana and made a gesture of invitation.

"Zha Na is leaving …" With that, she followed Lan Qi'er out of the main hall of Xingqing Palace.

When she left the hall, Cen Xue immediately went up to Elder Mu Yue and asked, "How is it, is there any problems with that safety amulet?"

"It's fine, it's just an ordinary safety talisman. However, we can't just randomly take her things. Let's order people to burn them." Mu Yue did this just in case.

"There are a lot of these kinds of brocades in the Palace. I think we should burn this one down and make one for ourselves. If she asks in the future, I can't possibly tell her that I'm burning it, right?" Cen Xue looked at the silk sachet. It was very simple. Qi'er could easily weave an identical sachet.

"That's fine. I have a Dao peace talisman, so I'll just put it in." Putting the talisman into Cen Xue's hands, he hoped that this talisman would really be able to protect them.

Two days later …

The children were gathered together, and the hawkers on the streets were having a particularly good day. Because today was the end of the year, it was the last day of the year, and all the big guys had to rest tomorrow, so they had to buy and sell items. This was the last day of the year, and all the families had prepared all kinds of delicious foods for the opening of the new year.